2003 Ball State Cardinals football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| mode = football
| year = 2003
| team = Ball State Cardinals
| logo = Ball State old wordmark.png
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| conference = Mid-American Conference
| division = West
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 4–8
| conf_record = 3–5
| head_coach = Brady Hoke
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach = Don Treadwell
| oc_year = 1st
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| stadium = Ball State Stadium
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{{2003 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 2003 Ball State Cardinals football team represented Ball State University during the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Cardinals were led by Brady Hoke in his first season as the program's 14th head coach. The Cardinals played their home games at Ball State Stadium as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2003
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| August 28 | | {{cfb link|year=2003|team=Indiana State Sycamores|title=Indiana State}}
| September 6 | | Missouri
| September 13 | at | No. 11 Pittsburgh
| September 20 | | Central Michigan | Ball State Stadium | Muncie, IN | W 27–14 | 10,289
| September 27 | at | Boston College
| October 4 | at | Kent State | Dix Stadium | Kent, OH | W 34–17 | 10,261
| October 18 | | Miami (OH) | Ball State Stadium | Muncie, IN | L 3–49 | 18,396
| October 25 | | Toledo | Ball State Stadium | Muncie, IN | W 38–14 | 10,327
| November 1 | at | No. 21 Northern Illinois| Huskie Stadium | DeKalb, IL (rivalry) | L 23–48 | 24,121
| November 8 | at | Western Michigan | Waldo Stadium | Kalamazoo, MI | L 20–28 | 8,662
| November 15 | at | Eastern Michigan | Rynearson Stadium | Ypsilanti, MI | L 14–38 | 5,075
| November 22 | | No. 22 Bowling Green | Ball State Stadium | Muncie, IN | L 14–41 | 8,325
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{{cite web|url=https://ballstatesports.com/sports/football/schedule/2003|title=2003 Football Schedule|publisher=Ball State Athletic Department|access-date=June 1, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2050/season/2003|title=Ball State Cardinals Schedule 2003|work=ESPN.com|access-date=June 1, 2020}}
References
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